Stephenson worth risk for UC

5:06 PM,
Jul. 1, 2009

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The kid is 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds. He can play point guard, shooting guard and small forward. He shoots well, he passes better.

"He doesn't have any weaknesses offensively,'' says UC basketball coach Mick Cronin. He was among the 10 best high school players in the country last year, according to the people who rate such things.

He would be the best Bearcat recruit since DerMarr Johnson, a decade ago. His signing is a breakthrough event in the Mick Cronin Era. ...